The 12th edition of the Indian Premiere League is kicking off on 23 March. It’s the time of the year where the cricket fans are divided in eight different team.

And the first match is starting with a showdown between the defending champions Chennai Super Kings and a team that has not won the title till date, Royal Challengers Bangalore.

What does team captain Virat Kohli have to say about the mounting pressures on his team? Tune in to The Big Story for more!

Hold the presses. Drop EVERYTHING you’re doing. Nirav Modi has been arrested in London!

On this breaking news edition of The Big Story podcast we’re diving into diamond tycoon Nirav Modi’s arrest in London and what could happen next to the man who allegedly committed fraud to the tune of Rs. 11,300 crores.

Modi’s crimes are covered under The Fugitive Economic Offenders act among other laws. The law was made for men like Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya – people who have been accused of fraud worth more than Rs 100 crore and who have suddenly and conveniently vanished from the country.

I’m Vishnu Gopinath. We're joined by our legal editor Vakasha Sachdev on this podcast. Tune in.

A little more than a day after former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar passed away, BJP scrambled to replace him with Pramod Sawant who previously was the Speaker of the Goa State Assembly.

In The Big Story we talk about two things — who is Pramod Sawant, the new Chief Minister of Goa and why he was sworn-in in a rush. Tune in!

Today's podcast is not so much of a news highlight, rather it's about a person — former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to be precise, who passed away on 17 March, after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer.

We spoke with three journalists who knew Parrikar and they shared their anecdotes with us - about his politics, his down-to-earth behaviour and his famous scooter. Listen in, as we dive into the life of Manohar Parrikar

29 September, 2017 — that was the date when the Elphinstone stampede in Mumbai, left at least 23 people dead and 39 others injured.

15 March, 2019, at least 6 people died and 30 are got injured in the same city of Mumbai. Two years apart the reason behind the incidents remain the same — infrastructure and a callous state government.

And that’s what we’re talking about in this edition of The Big Story podcast — how do we prevent repetitions of these incidents. Tune in!

On this episode of The Big Story, we dive deep into the history of the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror outfit and its chief Masood Azhar's past. Where do they recruit their members, why do they have free reign in Pakistan, and what acts of terror have they committed? 

We're joined by Defence Analysis and Counter-Terrorism expert Ajai Sahni and together, we'll answer every one of those questions, and more that you're sure to have.

Listen to the podcast for the full story.

The Election Commission announced that the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be held from 11 April to 19 May, spread across seven polling phases.

This has raised serious questions about the Commission’s rationale behind the schedule – with regard to states like Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Odisha and others – as many ask...is the Election Commission being partisan?

The Quint caught up with Swaraj India’s leader, Yogendra Yadav, who has posed a number of questions to the Election Commission. Listen to the podcast for the full interview!

After the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crash, should you be worried if you have a flight with Air India Express, SpiceJet or Jet Airways - all who have the Boeing 737 800 Max aircraft in their fleet? Listen in!

The Supreme Court has ordered a permanent resolution to the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute today. 

After two months, the centuries-old dispute will finally be laid to rest permanently. What has the court said in its order? Listen to the podcast where we break it down!